Population · Europe · 2025 data
Albania Population
Albania had a population of 2.35 million in 2025, ranking #146 of 216 countries and territories (0.03% of the world). The population fell by 14.0% over the past ten years and peaked in 1990 at 3.29 million.
Population of Albania, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,349,580 | -1.16% |
| 2024 | 2,377,128 | -1.43% |
| 2023 | 2,411,658 | -1.63% |
| 2022 | 2,451,636 | -1.53% |
| 2021 | 2,489,762 | -1.53% |
| 2020 | 2,528,480 | -1.53% |
| 2019 | 2,567,801 | -1.53% |
| 2018 | 2,607,733 | -1.53% |
| 2017 | 2,648,285 | -1.53% |
| 2016 | 2,689,469 | -1.53% |
| 2015 | 2,731,293 | -1.53% |
| 2014 | 2,773,767 | -1.53% |
| 2013 | 2,816,902 | -1.53% |
| 2012 | 2,860,708 | -1.53% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | -0.27% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | -0.50% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | -0.67% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | -0.76% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | -0.75% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | -0.63% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | -0.51% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | -0.42% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | -0.37% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | -0.30% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | -0.93% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | -0.64% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | -0.63% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | -0.63% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | -0.62% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | -0.62% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | -0.62% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | -0.61% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | -0.61% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | -0.60% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | -0.60% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | +1.82% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | +2.72% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | +1.90% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | +2.02% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | +1.95% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | +2.08% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | +2.13% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | +2.14% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | +2.14% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | +2.02% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | +2.07% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | +2.01% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | +2.10% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | +2.24% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | +2.23% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | +2.33% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | +2.32% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | +2.39% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | +2.53% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | +2.45% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | +2.58% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | +2.94% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | +2.88% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | +2.67% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | +2.67% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | +2.79% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | +2.92% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | +3.00% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | +3.10% |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | +3.17% |
| 1960 | 1,608,800 | — |
Demographics of Albania
Ethnic groups
Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)
Languages
Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Religions
Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2% (2011 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 64.6% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Albania and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).